Hen&#39;s nest.



*inherited July 1G, 190'?.

1907. sensi no. rnmol.

'i o all whom 'It non Bc it known ti f cn Almunr, n ciizzcn ol theUnited Sie. n .it Blunt, in rin: county or Hughes and Stine of SouthDelcoto., lmvc i riventcd corinin new :1nd useful luiproven'lents inliens Ncsts; nud nere-by declare 'tire lollowing to be s full, clear,and exi-et description of the invention, such as Will enable othersskilled in the art to which'it spportnins to mnlze sind use the sanne.

My invention reintes to hens nests.

it has for its object, among others, to provide nests, the constructionof which embodies a. disinfectant or suistance obnoxious or vit-ellynrsil to the life o lice, mites, or other vermin or pero' which usuallyiuest ness whereby the latter nre relieved of the wellknowninconvenience and sometimes dangerous resuits arising from the presenceoi seid pests.

The invention consists in lining the nests with a disiniccisnt andattaching boxes containing Sponges or absorbent materiel saturated withs. disinfectant liquid and having perforated sides to the Well. of sindnests.

The invention 'urtlior. consists oi the features oi construction nndcombinations oi hereinafter described and more particularly pointed outin the clnims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating. the prieferred embodiment ofmy invention: Fure l is s iront elevation oi e. doule nest open as whenin use for laying liens. Fi 2 is :t sido view. Fig. 3 is :avert-icallongitudinal secnonzil View of Fig. l, und Fig. is n` verticalcross-sectional View on the line a: :v of Fig. l.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the nestt structuresupported upon a freine-Work l of,

" stragi iron upon which is secured galvanized iron screen- .giositionby ineens or' spring hooked strip ing forming the top, bottom, sides andends oi the nest, A partition 3 divides che structure into two nests. Acover,4 is hinged and adopted to ne 'turned up to permit access to theinterior sind nests. Seid hinged portion or closure .may be retained inon open A The closure may, 'of course, be f. scrl -when ir is desir-cdto exclude hens from the nests or confine them then-in when theysresetting.

The ends, sides and bottom or' the nest, es well as the partition, areprovided with an interlinlng G or' wire screening. Between sindinter-lining r the outer screening 2 is pl` :ed tobacco leaves 7sprinkled or dusted preferably With oil of peppermint. To the bottom ofthe structure oppoate each nest is secured e box 8 having` its topadjacent to seid nest periorntcd and containing o. sponge or piece ofabsorbent met nl 9 saturated Wish oil of peppermint or other suitabledisinfectant. Access may he had to said boxe-s by lifting the closureslt).

As shown in [he drawing, :i roosting bnr 1l nifty lic supported in front'of the nest by brackets l2 also made of strap iron.

l claim: o

1. 'lhc combination, with :i hens nest consisting of n Trume work anddouble wire scregnng, of u dislnfectnut arranged between snidscreening.'

2. The combination. with n hcn's nest consisting 0f n frame work unddouble wire screening, oi tobacco leaves nrrn'nged between szrldscreening.

3. 'ihc combination, with u hcus nest consisting of n frame work anddouble wire screening, of' tobacco leaves sprinkled with n dlsinl'ecfnnrliquid arranged between snid screening.

4. The combination, with n hcn's nest consisting of a framework unddouble wire screening, of tobncco leaves sprinkled with oil orpeppelmlnt arranged between said screening.

5. he combination, with n hen's nest, of n box secured thereto, said boxhaving its top adjacent to said nest perforated und absorbent materialsaturated with n disinfectant arranged in snid box. I

G. The comblnuilon, with n hens nest conslstlng 0f a framework und wirescreening, ol a box secured thereto und having 'its top ndjscent tosuidmest perforated and absorbent material snturated with u'dlsinfeclnntnrrnnged in said hox.

7. The combination, with :1 hen's nest consisting of n fr` neworh unddouble ivlre screening, ox' n disinfectant arranged between scidscreening, n box secured to said nest .and having its top ndjncentthereto perforated. sind absorbent material snturated with ndisinfectant arranged ln -'1ld box,

5. A ho'ns ncsa consisting: of d frame-work and wire screening. nclosure hinged nr its uppcrcdge to snld nest, und u rlexible catch lnposition ro ilutomutcnliy engnge said closure whcn rnlscd und 'retain 1rin its raised or open position.

9. A hen's nest consisting of n. framework` und wire screening, nclosure for seid nest, :in inwrliulni,r ol wire scrcenne' within saidncst, and u disinfectant nrrnngcd between the outer '.vlre .screeningund said lnierlining.

10. A hen's nest consisting or n frame work und wire screening, :1closure ror said nest, nn interllnng of wire screening within Snld nest,n partition of double wire sci-renin# dlv ingr the interior into twonostsnnd n dlsiu fectnnt 'rst'. n the outer` wlrc screening und thelnterlln- 'von the st oenlng forming the partition. nest consisting o''lFramework und Wire screening, n sure for snid nest. endurer-lining ofivlre screening' within Suid nest, n pnrllion of double wire screeningdividing rhs interior luto :wo nests, n disinfccrnnt arranged betweenthe ou "WIr-c screening.r und the nrcrllnin; und lli-tween me screeningforming the purtl- Non, hoses secured Lo said nos-i, one below cnchcomportmcnt. erich box having: irs top ndjnccnt to said nest pen orntedund nhsorhcnt material snturntcd with disinfectunt arranged in erich ofsaid boxes* In testimony whereof, l nilx my signature, 1n presence or'two witnesses.

it. C. Giesen.

